name	Kevin Dorff
birth date	August 02, 1966
birth place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
active	2001-present }}

Kevin Dorff (born August 2, 1966) is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a writer and sketch performer on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien''. Dorff co-starred as "Mike the Federal Agent" on the first season of the Adult Swim series ''Delocated'' with his former ''Late Night'' colleague Jon Glaser. His character was written off the show at the start of season two, as Dorff was in Los Angeles writing for the ''The Tonight Show'' at the time, while ''Delocated'' is filmed in New York City. Dorff returned to work on ''Delocated'' as a writer in season three.

Dorff has made guest appearances on television programs such as ''TV Funhouse'', ''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'', ''Important Things with Demetri Martin'', ''30 Rock'', ''Parks and Recreation'', and ''The Office''.

Recurring characters on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''

Coked-up Werewolf

Jesus Christ

Mansy the half-man/half-pansy

Joe's Bartender

Todd the Tiny Guy

Crazy Chainsaw Murderer Guy

References

External links

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Name	Jack Morris
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
Birth date	May 16, 1955
Birth place	St. Paul, Minnesota
Debutdate	July 26
Debutyear	1977
Debutteam	Detroit Tigers
Finaldate	August 7
Finalyear	1994
Finalteam	Cleveland Indians
Stat1label	Win–loss record
Stat1value	254–186
Stat2label	Earned run average
Stat2value	3.90
Stat3label	Strikeouts
Stat3value	2,478
Teams	Detroit Tigers (–) Minnesota Twins () Toronto Blue Jays (–) Cleveland Indians ()
Highlights	5× All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991) 3× World Series champion (, , ) World Series MVP (1991) 2× Babe Ruth Award (1984, 1991) }}

John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in 18 big league seasons between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers, and won 254 games throughout his career. Armed with a fastball, slider, devastating splitter and a fierce competitive spirit, Morris was a five-time All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1991), and played on four World Championship teams (1984 Tigers, 1991 Twins, and 1992 Blue Jays and 1993 with the Blue Jays) . While he gave up the most hits, earned runs and home runs of any pitcher in the 1980s, he also started the most games, pitched the most innings and had the most wins of any pitcher in that decade.

Playing career

Detroit Tigers

Morris attended Brigham Young University and was drafted by the Tigers in the fifth round of the 1976 draft. He broke into the Tigers' pitching rotation in 1979, posting a 17-7 record and a 3.29 ERA and establishing himself as the ace of the Detroit staff. Morris, along with catcher Lance Parrish, shortstop Alan Trammell, second baseman Lou Whitaker, and manager Sparky Anderson, played a notable role in turning the Tigers into a contending team for most of the 1980s.

On April 7, 1984 (on NBC's nationally televised ''Game of the Week''), Morris no-hit the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, beginning what would be an excellent season for him. The no-hitter was the first by a Tiger since Jim Bunning in . At the end of the 1984 campaign, he notched 19 wins and a 3.60 ERA, leading Detroit into the postseason. He scored a win over the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS, and added two more complete-game victories in the World Series against the San Diego Padres as the Tigers concluded their wire-to-wire 1984 campaign with the World Championship.

In 1986, Morris racked up 21 wins, but was overshadowed by eventual Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox. The Tigers headed to the postseason again in 1987, but this time Morris' performance was below expectations as Detroit lost the ALCS to the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins. Despite a sub par season in 1989 when he won only 6 games, he still finished the 1980s with 162 wins, the most by a major league pitcher during the decade.

Minnesota Twins

In 1991, Morris signed a one-year contract with his hometown Minnesota Twins. He enjoyed another great season, posting 18 wins as Minnesota faced the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. Morris started for the Twins three times, with his final outing being Game 7. In a postseason performance for the ages, the 36-year-old hurler, known throughout his career as a clutch "big game" pitcher, lived up to his billing by throwing 10 innings of shutout baseball against the Braves as the Twins won the World title on a 10th inning single by Gene Larkin that scored Dan Gladden. Morris was named the World Series MVP for his fantastic performance and joined fellow pitcher Sandy Koufax as the only players to win the Babe Ruth Award twice. He holds the record for most wins by a Twin in a single postseason, with 4 acquired in 1991.

Toronto Blue Jays

Following the 1991 season, Morris spurned the Minnesota Twins, his hometown team, and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. He earned 21 wins for the second time in his career (and the first ever 20-win season for a Blue Jays pitcher), though he rode the wave of superior run support from his offense, given his 4.04 ERA that year. The Blue Jays reached the 1992 World Series against the Braves. Despite a subpar World Series performance, he won a third championship ring as Toronto beat Atlanta in six games. He won a fourth in 1993, as the Blue Jays repeated as World Champions with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. Morris did not pitch in the postseason, however.

On Tuesday, April 6, 1993, Morris set a major league record by making his 14th consecutive opening day start, an impressive achievement since he played on numerous title-contending teams. The opening day start is usually given to either the best pitcher in the rotation or the pitcher with the highest level of respect among the players and coaches.

Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds

He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1994, but left the team in August; after an abortive attempt at a final comeback with the Cincinnati Reds, Morris retired. In 1996, he made a brief return to professional baseball, this time playing with the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.

Salary

Morris was the highest-paid pitcher in the American League on at least 4 occasions: 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1993.

Wildness

His split-finger pitch was responsible for Morris leading the league in wild pitches on six separate occasions. His 206 wild pitches in his career rank eighth in baseball history.

Awards and highlights

1981 - The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year

1984 - Babe Ruth Award

1991 - Babe Ruth Award

1991 - World Series Most Valuable Player

All Star: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991

AL Wins Leader: 1981, 1992

AL Strikeouts Leader: 1983

AL Shutouts Leader: 1986

Hold the major league record for consecutive opening day starts, with 14 (1980–1993)

Ranks No. 8 on the all time MLB list for wild pitches with 206

Ranks No. 1 in Detroit Tigers history for wild pitches (155) and balks (23).

Holds Tigers' all-time record for most times leading the team in wins - 11 (1979–88, 1990).

Post-career activities

Morris has spent time as a color analyst for the Minnesota Twins as well as co-hosting ''Extra Innings'' along with Kris Atteberry, a show on the Twins radio network that airs after every Sunday day game during the regular season. He also is an occasional guest on Detroit Tigers broadcasts. He also spent time in Lakeland, Florida as a part-time coach for the Detroit Tigers during spring training.

Morris is known for his love of hunting and fishing, especially in his native Minnesota.

Morris was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hall of Fame candidacy

Morris has been eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he never received greater than 30% of the vote. He received 40% of the vote for the first time in 2006. In 2010, he received 52.3% of the vote, and in 2012, he received 67% of the vote, his highest level of support so far.

See also

1984 Detroit Tigers season

List of MLB individual streaks

List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions

List of Major League Baseball wins champions

List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time

Best pitching seasons by a Detroit Tiger

References

External links

Baseball Library

The Baseball Page

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birth date	May 05, 1983
birth place	Jersey, Channel Islands
birthname	Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
nickname	Henners, Hank Henners
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	2001 – present }}

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He has appeared in the films ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' and ''Stardust'', and played the role of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on the Showtime series ''The Tudors'', from 2007 until 2010. He has been cast as Superman in the 2013 film ''Man of Steel''.

Early life

Cavill was born on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, the fourth of five boys. His mother, Marianne, works as a secretary in a bank, and his father, Colin, is a stockbroker. He was educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School, a boarding school in Buckinghamshire, England. He began acting in school plays during prep school, and has said that if he had not become an actor, he would have joined the army or gone to university to study ancient history, specifically Egyptology.

Career

Cavill had his first film role in Kevin Reynolds' 2002 adaptation ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. He went on to star in ''Laguna'' (2001), and afterwards appeared in BBC’s ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' (2002), the TV film ''Goodbye Mr. Chips'' (2002), and the TV series ''Midsomer Murders'' (2003). In 2003 he had a supporting role in ''I Capture the Castle'', followed by ''Red Riding Hood'' (2004), ''Hellraiser: Hellworld'' (2005), and ''Tristan & Isolde'' (2006). He had a minor role alongside Sienna Miller and Ben Barnes in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of ''Stardust'' (2007).

From 2007 to 2010, Cavill had a leading role in Showtime's television series ''The Tudors'' as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The series was well-received: it was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007 and won an Emmy in 2008. Cavill credits the show with bolstering his career: "It’s done the most for me to date. [ . . . ] Now that there's an audience somewhere in America that’s aware of who I am, I have more sell-ability, because of The Tudors." Entertainment Weekly named him the "Most Dashing Duke" and praised his work on ''The Tudors'' for displaying "charm, depth and a killer bod".

Cavill had been set to star as Superman in director McG’s 2004 film ''Superman: Flyby''. However, McG pulled out of the project and direction was taken over by director Bryan Singer, who recast Brandon Routh as the lead. Cavill was also the cause of a write-in effort from fans to see him cast as Cedric Diggory in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). The role eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Stephenie Meyer, author of the ''Twilight'' series, was outspokenly in favor of Cavill playing the character of Edward Cullen in the ''Twilight'' film, calling him her "perfect Edward". By the time production of the film began, however, Cavill was too old to play the character, and again the role went to Robert Pattinson. In 2005, Cavill was a final contender for the role of James Bond in ''Casino Royale''. The producers and director Martin Campbell were torn between him and Daniel Craig; reportedly Campbell supported Cavill but the producers preferred an older Bond. Ultimately Craig landed the role. In their December 2005 issue, Empire magazine dubbed Cavill the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" for this series of near-misses. Despite reports that he was a contender for Batman in ''Batman Begins'', Cavill confirmed that he never auditioned for nor was offered the role.

In early 2008, Cavill became a model/spokesperson for Dunhill fragrances. The television ad featured a suited-up Cavill walking through the Union Jack flag, before mounting a helicopter. A second television ad featured Cavill driving a car through a deserted London at night, and meeting with a young woman. He starred in director Joel Schumacher's horror film ''Blood Creek'' (2008) and in 2009 he had a minor role in Woody Allen’s comedy film ''Whatever Works''.

Cavill played the lead role of Theseus in Tarsem Singh's mythological, big-budget special effects film ''Immortals'', released November 11, 2011. In 2012, Cavill will star alongside Bruce Willis in ''The Cold Light of Day''. On January 30, 2011, it was announced that Cavill had been cast in the role of Clark Kent/Superman in director Zack Snyder's ''Man of Steel''. Snyder called Cavill "the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield." Entertainment media applauded Henry Cavill on his road to success.

Personal life

On 4 May 2011, his girlfriend, showjumper Ellen Whitaker, announced their engagement.

Filmography

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birth name	Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.
birth date	September 16, 1952
birth place	Schenectady, New York
other names	Sir Eddie Cook
occupation	Actor, professional boxer, screenwriter, music supervisor
years active	Actor (1979–present)Boxer (1991–1994) }}

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films.

During the 1980s, Rourke starred in ''Diner'', ''Rumble Fish'', and the erotic drama ''9½ Weeks'', and received critical praise for his work in ''Barfly'' and ''Angel Heart''. In 1991, Rourke, who had trained as a boxer in his early years, left acting and became a professional boxer for a period. He had supporting roles in several later films, including ''The Rainmaker'', ''Buffalo '66'', ''The Pledge'', ''Get Carter'', ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' and ''Man on Fire''.

In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in ''Sin City'', for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards and the Online Film Critics Society. In the 2008 film ''The Wrestler'', Rourke portrayed a past-his-prime wrestler, and received a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.

In 2010, he appeared in the blockbusters ''Iron Man 2'' and ''The Expendables''.

Early life

Philip Andre Rourke, Jr., was born in Schenectady, New York, to a family of Irish and French descent. He was raised Roman Catholic and still practices his faith. His father, Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., an amateur body builder, left the family when Mickey was six years old. After his parents divorced, his mother, Annette, married Eugene Addis, a Miami Beach police officer with five sons, and moved Rourke, his younger brother(Joey), and their sister (Patricia) to south Florida. There, he graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1971.

Amateur Boxing

During his teenage years, Rourke focused his attention mainly on sports. He took up self-defense training at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there that he learned boxing skills and decided on an amateur career.

At age 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 112-pound flyweight, fighting some of his early matches under the name Phil Rourke. He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym, in Miami Beach, Florida, where Muhammad Ali began his career. In 1969, Rourke, then weighing 140 lbs. (63.5 kg), sparred with former World Welterweight Champion Luis Rodríguez. Rodriguez was the number one-rated middleweight boxer in the world and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke boxed Rodriguez and claims to have received a concussion in this sparring match.

At the 1971 Florida Golden Gloves, Rourke suffered another concussion in a boxing match. After being told by doctors to take a year off and rest, Rourke temporarily retired from the ring.

From 1964 to 1972, Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 27 wins (17 by knockout) and 3 defeats, which included first round knock out wins over Sherman Bergman, John Carver, and Ronald Robinson, and decision victories over Ron Carter, Charles Gathers, Joe Riles, and Javier Villanueva.

Amateur Boxing Record

Mickey Rourke's amateur boxing record was 27 (wins) and 3 (losses), as mentioned on "Mickey Rourke on Inside the Actors Studio hosted by James Lipton" season 15, episode 12, original airdate 2009-08-31.

|- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Amateur Boxing record |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Win ||12-0-0 || align=left|Sherman Bergman |KO || 1 ||1972 Aug 20 || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA |align=left|Rourke climbs off canvas to win in 31 seconds. |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||11-0-0 || align=left|John"Two Dice"Carver |KO || 1 ||1972 May 07|| align=left| Miami, FloridaUSA |align=left|Rourke scores 39 second knockout. |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||10-0-0 || align=left|Ron"22nd Street"Robinson |KO || 1 ||1972 Feb 15 || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA |align=left|Rourke wins in 18 seconds. |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Win ||9-0-0 || align=left|Leroy Harrington |KO || 1 ||1971 Jul 04|| align=left| Miami, Florida, USA |align=left|Rourke wins in 15 seconds. |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||8-0-0 || align=left|Paul Malsoh |KO || 1 ||1970 Jun 22|| align=left| Miami, FloridaUSA |align=left|Rourke scores 29 second knockout. |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||7-0-0 || align=left|Kenny Jacobs |KO || 1 ||1970 Jun 15 || align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, USA |align=left|Rourke wins in 14 seconds. |- style="text-align:center;" |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||6-0-0 || align=left|Joe Riles |PTS || 3 ||1964 Aug 26 || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA || |- style="text-align:center;" |Win ||5-0-0 || align=left|Charles Gathers |PTS || 3 ||1964 Aug 12 || align=left| Miami, Florida || |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Win ||4-0-0 || align=left|Ronnie Carter |PTS || 3 ||1965 Jun 16 || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA |align=left| |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 3–0-0 || align=left|Javier Villanueva |PTS ||3 ||1964 || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA || |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Win ||2-0-0 || align=left|Jesus"KoKo"Carranza |PTS || 3 || || align=left| Miami, Florida, USA |align=left| |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 1–0-0 || align=left|Roger Hough |PTS ||3 ||1964 July|| align=left| Miami, Florida, USA ||

Early acting roles

In 1971, as a senior at Miami Beach Senior High School, Rourke had a small acting role in the Jay W. Jensen-directed school play, ''The Serpent''. However, Rourke's interests were geared to boxing, and he never appeared in any other school productions. Soon after he temporarily gave up boxing, a friend at the University of Miami told Rourke about a play he was directing, ''Deathwatch'', and how the man playing the role of Green Eyes had quit. Rourke got the part and immediately became enamored with acting. Borrowing 400 dollars from his sister, he went to New York to take private lessons with an acting teacher from the Actors Studio, Sandra Seacat. It is she who actually motivated Rourke to go and find his father, whom he had been separated from for more than 20 years and had no idea as to what or whom he was looking for. During his visit as a guest to the Actors' Studio, after the release of The Wrestler (2008 film), while Rourke was talking to James Lipton, Lipton disclosed the fact that Rourke had been selected to the Actor's Studio in his first audition, which Elia Kazan is reported to have said that it was the "best audition in 30 years". Similarly, later director Adrian Lyne would go on to say that had Mickey died after the release of ''Angel Heart'', he would have become a bigger phenomenon than James Dean.

Rourke's film debut was a small role in Steven Spielberg's film ''1941''. However, it was his portrayal of an arsonist in ''Body Heat'' that received significant attention, despite his modest time on screen. He mostly appeared in television films in his early career. During the early 1980s, Rourke starred in ''Diner'', alongside Paul Reiser, Daniel Stern, Steve Guttenberg, Tim Daly and Kevin Bacon, and yet again drew further critical notices for his portrayal as the suave compulsive gambler "Boogie" Sheftell; The National Society of Film Critics named him "Best Supporting Actor" that year. Soon thereafter, Rourke starred in ''Rumble Fish'', Francis Ford Coppola's follow-up to ''The Outsiders''.

Rourke's performance in the film ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' alongside Daryl Hannah and Eric Roberts also caught the attention of critics, although the film was not financially successful. In the mid-1980s, Rourke earned himself additional leading roles. His role alongside Kim Basinger in the erotic drama ''9½ Weeks'' helped him gain "sex symbol" status. He received critical praise for his work in ''Barfly'' as the alcoholic writer Henry Chinaski (the literary alter ego of Charles Bukowski) and in ''Year of the Dragon''. In 1987, Rourke appeared in ''Angel Heart''. The film was nominated for several awards. It was seen as controversial by some owing to a sex scene involving ''Cosby Show'' cast member Lisa Bonet, who won an award for her part in the film. Although some of Rourke's work was viewed as controversial in the U.S., he was well-received by European, and especially French, audiences, who loved the "rumpled, slightly dirty, sordid ... rebel persona" that he projected in ''Year of the Dragon'', ''9½ Weeks'', ''Angel Heart'', and ''Desperate Hours''.

In the late 1980s, Rourke performed with David Bowie on the ''Never Let Me Down'' album. Around the same time he also wrote his first screenplay, ''Homeboy'', a boxing tale in which he starred. In 1989, Rourke starred in the docu-drama ''Francesco'', portraying St. Francis of Assisi. This was followed by ''Wild Orchid'', another critically panned film, which gained him a nomination for a Razzie award (also for ''Desperate Hours''). In 1991, he starred in the box office bomb ''Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man'' as Harley Davidson, a biker whose best friend, Marlboro, was played by Don Johnson. In his last role before departing for the boxing ring, Rourke played an arms dealer chased by Willem Dafoe and Samuel Jackson in ''White Sands'', a film noir which reviewers found to be stylish but incoherent.

Rourke's acting career eventually became overshadowed by his personal life and career decisions. Directors such as Alan Parker found it difficult to work with him. Parker stated that "working with Mickey is a nightmare. He is very dangerous on the set because you never know what he is going to do." In a documentary on the special edition DVD of ''Tombstone'', actor Michael Biehn, who plays the part of Johnny Ringo, mentions that his role was first offered to Rourke.

Professional Boxing Career

In 1991, Rourke decided that he "had to go back to boxing" because he felt that he "was self-destructing ... (and) had no respect for (himself as) an actor." Rourke was undefeated in eight fights, with six wins (four by knockout) and two draws. He fought internationally in countries including Spain, Japan and Germany.

During his boxing career, Rourke suffered a number of injuries, including a broken nose, toe, ribs, a split tongue, and a compressed cheekbone. He also suffered from short term memory loss.

His trainer during most of his boxing career was Hells Angels member, actor and celebrity bodyguard Chuck Zito. Freddie Roach also trained Rourke for seven fights. Rourke's entrance song into the ring was often Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine."

Boxing promoters said that Rourke was too old to succeed against top-level fighters. Indeed, Rourke himself admits that entering the ring was a sort of personal test: "[I] just wanted to give it a shot, test myself that way physically, while I still had time." In 1995, Rourke retired from boxing and returned to acting.

Rourke's boxing career resulted in a notable physical change in the 1990s, as his face needed reconstructive surgery to mend his injuries. His face was later called "appallingly disfigured." In 2009, the actor told ''The Daily Mail'' that he had gone to "the wrong guy" for his surgery, and that his plastic surgeon had left his features "a mess."

|- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Professional Boxing Record |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|6 Wins (4 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Losses, 2 Draws |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw || 6-0-2 || align=left| Sean Gibbons |MD || 4 || September 8, 1994 || align=left| Davie, Florida, USA |align=left| |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 6-0-1 || align=left| Thomas McCoy |TKO || 3 || November 20, 1993 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany || |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 5-0-1 || align=left| Bubba Stotts |TKO || 3 || July 24, 1993 || align=left| Joplin, Missouri, USA || |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 4-0-1 || align=left| Tom Bentley |KO || 1 || March 30, 1993 || align=left| Kansas City, Missouri, USA || |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 3-0-1 || align=left| Terry Jesmer |PTS || 4 || December 12, 1992 || align=left| Oviedo, Spain || |- style="text-align:center;" |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw || 2-0-1 || align=left| Francisco Harris |MD || 4 || April 25, 1992 || align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, USA |align=left| |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 2–0 || align=left| Darrell Miller |KO || 1 , 2:14 || June 23, 1991 || align=left| Tokyo, Japan || |- style="text-align:center;" |Win || 1–0 || align=left| Steve Powell |UD || 4 || May 23, 1991 || align=left| Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |align=left|

1990s: Return To Acting

In the early 1990s, Rourke was offered and declined the role of Butch Coolidge, which later became Bruce Willis' role in ''Pulp Fiction''. After his retirement from boxing, Rourke did accept supporting roles in several 1990s films, including Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of John Grisham's ''The Rainmaker'', Vincent Gallo's ''Buffalo '66'', Steve Buscemi's ''Animal Factory'', Sean Penn's ''The Pledge'' and Sylvester Stallone's remake of ''Get Carter''. Rourke also has written several films under the name "Sir Eddie Cook", including ''Bullet'', in which he co-starred with close friend Tupac Shakur.

While Rourke was also selected for a significant role in Terrence Malick's ''The Thin Red Line''; his part ended up on the editing room floor. Rourke also played a small part in the film ''Thursday'', in which he plays a crooked cop. He also had a lead role in 1997's ''Double Team'', which co-starred martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. It was Rourke's first over-the-top action film role, in which he played the lead villain. During that same year, he filmed ''Another 9½ Weeks'', a sequel to ''9½ Weeks,'' which only received limited distribution. He ended the 1990s with the direct-to-video films ''Out in Fifty'', ''Shades'' and television film ''Shergar'', about the kidnapping of Epsom Derby-winning thoroughbred racehorse Shergar. Rourke has expressed his bitterness over that period of his career, stating that he came to consider himself a "has-been" and lived for a time in "a state of shame."

2000s

In 2001, he appeared as the villain in Enrique Iglesias's music video for "Hero," which also featured Jennifer Love Hewitt. In 2002, Rourke took the role of The Cook in Jonas Åkerlund's ''Spun'', teaming up once again with Eric Roberts. His first collaborations with directors Robert Rodriguez and Tony Scott in ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' and ''Man on Fire'', were for smaller roles. Nonetheless, these directors subsequently decided to cast Rourke in lead roles in their next films.

In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role (''Marv'') in Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's ''Sin City''. Rourke received awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the IFTA and the Online Film Critics Society, as well as "Man of the Year" from ''Total Film'' magazine that year. Rourke followed ''Sin City'' with a supporting role in Tony Scott's ''Domino'' alongside Keira Knightley, in which he played a bounty hunter.

Rourke played the role of "The Blackbird" in an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's ''Killshot'', and appeared as Darrius Sayle in the adaptation of the Alex Rider novel ''Stormbreaker''.

In addition, in 2004, Rourke provided the voice for "Jericho" in the third installment of the Driver video game series. Rourke also recently appeared in a 40-page story by photographer Bryan Adams for Berlin's ''Zoo Magazine''. In an article about Rourke's return to steady acting roles, entitled "Mickey Rourke Rising", Christopher Heard stated that actors/musicians Tupac Shakur, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn and Brad Pitt have "...animated praise for Rourke and his work." During a roundtable session of Oscar-nominated actors held by ''Newsweek'', Brad Pitt cited Rourke as one of his early acting heroes along with Sean Penn and Gary Oldman.

Despite having withdrawn from acting at various points, and having made films that he now sees as a creative "sell-out" (the action film ''Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man''), Rourke has stated that "...all that I have been through...[has] made me a better, more interesting actor." Rourke's renewed interest in pursuing acting can be seen in his statement that "... my best work is still ahead of me."

Rourke had a role in the film version of ''The Informers'', playing Peter, an amoral former studio security guard who plots to kidnap a small child.

In 2008, Rourke played the lead in ''The Wrestler'', winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, about washed-up professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson. Regarding first reading the screenplay, he stated that he originally "didn't care for it."

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He also spoke on personal concern and hesitance of being in a film about wrestling, for he perceived it as being "pre-arranged and pre-choreographed." However, as he trained for the film, he developed an appreciation and respect for what real-life pro wrestlers do to prepare for the ring:

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He trained under former WWE wrestler Afa the Wild Samoan for the part, and has received a British Academy (BAFTA) award, a Golden Globe award, an Independent Spirit Award, and an Oscar nomination as Best Actor. Rourke was pessimistic about his chances to win the Oscar, as he had burned many bridges in Hollywood as a result of his past behavior. Rourke lost the Oscar to Sean Penn, while Penn did acknowledge Rourke in his acceptance speech.

Rourke has written or co-written six scripts: ''Homeboy,'' ''The Last Ride,'' ''Bullet,'' ''Killer Moon,'' ''Penance'' and the latest, ''Pain''. Of these, the first three were produced as films between 1988 and 1996. In early 2009, Rourke developed a small feud with WWE Superstar Chris Jericho, as part of a storyline. The storyline climaxed at WrestleMania XXV, when Rourke knocked out Jericho with a left hook after Jericho won his match against Jimmy Snuka, Ricky Steamboat, and Roddy Piper, with Ric Flair in their corner.

In 2009, Rourke starred in John Rich's music video for Shuttin' Detroit Down alongside Kris Kristofferson.

In 2009, Rourke voiced protagonist U.S. Navy SEAL Dick Marcinko in the video game ''Rogue Warrior''. The game received very poor reviews from critics.

In 2010, Rourke played the role of the main villain Whiplash in the film ''Iron Man 2'', in an interview with Rip It Up Magazine he revealed that he prepared for the role by visiting Russian jail inmates. He also had a supporting role playing 'Tool' in Sylvester Stallone's ''The Expendables''.

Just before the end of the year, he confirmed on a British TV talk show that he would play Gareth Thomas in an upcoming film about the Welsh rugby star who came out as gay the previous year. As of February 2011, he had begun research on the film, but noted, "We're not going to make this movie until we've done all the proper research. We need to do our homework and I need to train for from nine to eleven months."

In 2011, Rourke was cast in the film ''Java Heat'' as an American citizen shadowing terrorists group in Java, Indonesia. The film will be released in 2013.

Personal life

Rourke has dated several celebrities, including Terry Farrell and Sasha Volkova. He has been married twice. In 1981, he married Debra Feuer, whom he met on the set of ''Hardcase'' (1981) and who co-starred with him in ''Homeboy'' (1988) as his love interest. The marriage ended in 1989, with Rourke subsequently commenting that making the film 9½ Weeks "was not particularly considerate to my wife's needs." The two have remained good friends, according to an interview Feuer gave in 2009. thumb|Andy García and Rourke at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.''Wild Orchid'' co-star Carré Otis was briefly a ''cause célèbre'' following the release of the film owing to rumors that she and then-lover Rourke filmed an unsimulated sex scene. Otis married Rourke on June 26, 1992. In 1994, Rourke was arrested for spousal abuse. The charges were later dropped. The couple reconciled and also starred together in ''Exit in Red,'' but their marriage ended in December 1998. In November 2007, Rourke was arrested again, this time on DUI charges in Miami Beach.

In numerous TV and print interviews, he attributes his comeback after fourteen years to his agent David A. Unger, weekly meetings with a psychiatrist, "Steve," and a Catholic priest he identified as "Father Pete."

Since 2009, Rourke has been dating the Russian model Anastassija Makarenko. In mid-2011, he bought an apartment in Wiesbaden, Germany which is close to his girlfriend's parents' place of residence.

Rourke is also a motorcycle enthusiast and uses motorcycles in some of his films.

Dogs

In addition to his faith and his psychiatric treatment, Rourke has publicly attributed his comeback to his dogs. He is well known as a pet fancier, particularly fond of small-breed dogs. A spay/neuter advocate, Rourke participated in a protest outside of a pet shop in 2007 and has done a public service announcement for PETA.

His first little dog was reportedly a gift from his second wife. Though Rourke's dogs are generally referred to as "chihuahuas," some are not pure-bred. Loki, his most-publicized dog whom he described as "the love of my life," was a chihuahua-terrier mix. So reliant was Rourke on Loki's companionship, he spent US$5,400 to have her flown to England while he was on the set of the film ''Stormbreaker''.

Rourke gave his dogs credit during his Golden Globe Best Actor acceptance speech January 11, 2009: "I'd like to thank all my dogs. The ones that are here, the ones that aren't here anymore because sometimes when a man's alone, that's all you got is your dog. And they've meant the world to me." The day of the 2009 Golden Globes show, he told Barbara Walters that "I sort of self-destructed and everything came out about fourteen years ago or so ... the wife had left, the career was over, the money was not an ounce. The dogs were there when no one else was there." Asked by Walters if he had considered suicide, he responded:

Despite being identified as "Lowjack" in the transcription above, the dog in the anecdote was apparently Beau Jack, who sired two of Rourke's later pets, Loki and her littermate Chocolate. Beau Jack died in 2002, though Rourke gave him 45 minutes of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Chocolate was the subject of a children's book, ''Chocolate at the Four Seasons'', about his temporary stay with producer Bonnie Timmerman. Chocolate returned to Rourke and died in 2006. In addition to those dogs and several other past pets, Rourke currently owns a chihuahua named Jaws who appeared with him in his 2009 PETA ad, as well as in the film "Man on Fire." He has had as many as seven dogs at one time, back in 2005. At the time of his Golden Globes tribute to his pets, Rourke owned five chihuahuas: Loki, Jaws, Ruby Baby, La Negra and Bella Loca. About a month later, on February 18, 2009, Loki died in Rourke's arms at the age of 18.

Filmography

''Heaven's Gate (film) ''Body Heat'' ''Diner (film) ''Rumble Fish'' ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' ''Year of the Dragon (film) ''9½ Weeks'' ''Angel Heart'' ''Homeboy (film) ''Francesco (film) ''Wild Orchid (film) ''Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man'' ''White Sands (film) ''F.T.W. (film) ''Fall Time'' ''Bullet (1996 film) ''Double Team (film) ''Buffalo ’66'' ''Out in Fifty'' ''Animal Factory'' ''The Pledge (film) ''Spun'' ''Masked and Anonymous'' ''Man on Fire (2004 film) ''Sin City (film) ''Stormbreaker (film) ''The Wrestler (2008 film) ''Killshot (film) ''13 (film) ''Immortals (2011 film)

+ List of Film Roles
Year !! Title !! Role !! Director(s)
1979	1941 (film)>1941''	Pvt. Reese
rowspan="2"	1980	Heaven's Gate'' ||	Nick Ray	Michael Cimino
''Fade to Black (1980 film)	Fade to Black''	Richie
1981	|	Teddy Lewis	Lawrence Kasdan
1982	Diner'' ||	Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell">Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass>Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell	Barry Levinson
1983	|	Rumble Fish (novel)#Characters>The Motorcycle Boy	Francis Ford Coppola
rowspan="2"	1984	|	Charlie Moran	Stuart Rosenberg
''Eureka (1984 film)	Eureka''	Aurelio D'Amato
1985	Year of the Dragon'' ||	Captain Stanley White	Michael Cimino
1986	|	John Gray	Adrian Lyne
rowspan="3"	1987	|	Harold R. "Harry" Angel	Alan Parker
''Barfly (film)	Barfly''	Henry Chinaski
''A Prayer for the Dying''	Martin Fallon
1988	Homeboy'' ||	Johnny Walker	Michael Seresin
rowspan="2"	1989	Francesco'' ||	Francis of Assisi>Francesco	Liliana Cavani
''Johnny Handsome''
rowspan="2"	1990	Wild Orchid'' ||	James Wheeler	Zalman King
''Desperate Hours''	Michael Bosworth
1991	|	Harley Davidson	Simon Wincer
1992	White Sands'' ||	Gorman Lennox	Roger Donaldson
1994	F.T.W.'' ||	Frank T. Wells	Michael Karbelnikoff
1995	|	Florence	Paul W. Warner
1996	Bullet'' ||	Butch 'Bullet' Stein	Julien Temple
rowspan="2"	1997	Double Team'' ||	Stavros	Tsui Hark
''The Rainmaker (1997 film)	The Rainmaker''	J. Lyman "Bruiser" Stone
rowspan="3"	1998	|	The Bookie	Vincent Gallo
''Point Blank (1998 film)	Point Blank''	Rudy Ray
''Thursday (1998 film)	Thursday''	Kasarov
rowspan="2"	1999	|	Jack Bracken	Bojesse Christopher, Scott Anthony Leet
''Shades (film)	Shades''	Paul S. Sullivan
rowspan="2"	2000	|	Jan the Actress	Steve Buscemi
''Get Carter (2000 film)	Get Carter''	Cyrus Paice
rowspan="3"	2001	The Pledge'' ||	Jim Olstad	Sean Penn
''The Hire: The Follow''	Husband (short film)
''Picture Claire''
2002	|	The Cook	Jonas Åkerlund
rowspan="2"	2003	|	Edmund	Larry Charles
''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''	Billy Chambers
2004	Man on Fire'' ||	Jordan Kalfus	Tony Scott
rowspan="2"	2005	Sin City'' ||	Marv (Sin City)>Marv	Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller (comics)>Frank Miller
''Domino (film)	Domino''	Ed Mosbey
2006	Stormbreaker'' ||	Herod Sayle>Darrius Sayle	Geoffrey Sax
2008	The Wrestler'' ||	Randy Robinson>Randy "Ram" Robinson	Darren Aronofsky
rowspan="2"	2009	Killshot'' ||	Killshot#Characters in Killshot>Armand "The Blackbird" Degas	John Madden (director)>John Madden
''The Informers (2009 film)	The Informers''	Peter
rowspan="4"	2010	13'' ||	Jefferson	Géla Babluani
''Iron Man 2''	Whiplash (comics)>Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
''The Expendables (2010 film)	The Expendables''	Tool
''Passion Play (film)	Passion Play''	Nate Poole
rowspan="3"	2011	Immortals'' ||	King Hyperion	Tarsem Singh
''Black Gold (2011 Nigerian film)	Black Gold''	Craig Hudson
''The Courier (film)	The Courier''	Maxwell

''Hardcase'' ''The Last Outlaw (TV) ''Thicker Than Blood''

+ List of Television Roles
Year	! Title	! Role	! Director
	City in Fear (film)>City in Fear''	Tony Pate
''Act of Love (1980 film)	Act of Love''	Joseph Cybulkowski
''Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case''	John Rideout
1981	|	Perk Dawson	Lee H. Katzin
1994	The Last Outlaw'' ||	Graff	Geoff Murphy
1998	|	Father Frank Larkin	Richard Pearce (film director)>Richard Pearce

''Love in Paris ''Point Blank (1998 film) ''Out in Fifty'' ''They Crawl''

+ List of direct-to-video film roles
Year	! Title	! Role	! Director
1996	''Exit in Red''	Ed Altman
1997	Love in Paris: Another 9½ Weeks'' ||	John Gray	Anne Goursaud
1998	Point Blank'' ||	Rudy Ray	Matt Earl Beesley
rowspan="2"	1999	|	Jack Bracken	Scott LeetChristopher Bojesse
''Shergar''	Gavin O'Rourke
2001	|	Tiny Frakes	John Allardice

''F.T.W. (film) ''Bullet (1996 film)

+ Non-acting film work
Year	! Title	! Credit	! Other work
1988	Homeboy (film)>Homeboy''	screenplay
1994	F.T.W.'' ||	story
1995	Bullet'' ||	screenplay	music supervisor

Career Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActorIndependent Spirit Awards rowspan="2"Saturn Award rowspan="8"Moviefone Honorary Award Best Actor - Drama Golden Globe AwardScream AwardsMTV Movie Awards

+ List of awards
Year	! Award	! Nomination	! Film	! Result
	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actor ||rowspan="2"	Diner'' ||rowspan="2"> Won
National Society of Film Critics	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor>Best Supporting Actor
1988	|	Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor>Best Actor	Barfly (film)>Barfly''	Nominated
rowspan="2"	1991	Razzie Awards	Razzie Award ||rowspan="2">Worst Actor ||	''Desperate Hours''	Nominated
''Wild Orchid (film)	Wild Orchid''
	|	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (film)>Best Supporting Actor	Sin City (film)	Sin City'' ||rowspan="4"> Won
Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor
Irish Film and Television Awards	Best International Actor
Online Film Critics Society	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor>Best Supporting Actor
Satellite Award	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture>Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble
Critics' Choice Award	Critics' Choice Award#2005 Nominees>Best Ensemble
Total Film	Total Film magazine	Man of the Year
rowspan="11"	2008	|	Sexiest Movie Couple	''9½ Weeks''	Voted
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	Golden Orange Award	|		Won
Satellite Awards	|rowspan="16"	The Wrestler'' |>Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics	Best Actor
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2008	San Francisco Film Critics	Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008	Broadcast Film Critics	Best Actor
San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Actor
Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2008	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Actor
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2008	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Actor
rowspan="7"	2009	|	Best Actor - Drama	Won
Independent Spirit Award	Best Male Lead
BAFTA Award	Best Actor
Academy Awards	Best Male Actor
Chlotrudis Awards	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor>Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards	Best Male Actor
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Riviera Award
2010	|	Best Villain	''Iron Man 2''	Won
2011	|	MTV Movie Award for Best Villain>Best Villain	''Iron Man 2''	Nominated

Critical Acclaim

Only two films of Mickey Rourke’s are in the IMDb Top 250. Sin City is #85 and The Wrestler is #78. According to Rotten Tomatoes, Mickey’s most “fresh” film is The Wrestler and most "rotten" film is Wild Orchid.

Rotten Tomatoes

Mickey Rourke films which rated as "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes.

!Rank	!Title	!%
	''The Wrestler''
	''Body Heat''
	''Diner''
	''The Pope of Greenwich Village''
	''The Rainmaker''
	''Animal Factory''
	''Barfly''
	''Sin City''

!Rank	!Title	!%
	''Buffalo '66''
	''The Pledge''
	''Angel Heart''
	''Iron Man 2''
	''Rumble Fish''
	''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''
	''A Prayer for the Dying''
	''9½ Weeks''
	''Year of the Dragon''

Metacritic

Mickey Rourke films which rate "fresh" on Metacritic.

!Rank	!Title	!%
	''Diner''
	''The Wrestler''
	''Body Heat''
	''The Rainmaker''
	''The Pledge''
	''Buffalo '66''
	''The Animal Factory''
	''Rumble Fish''

Previous collaborations

During his career, Rourke worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Lawrence Kasdan, Francis Ford Coppola, Barry Levinson, Stuart Rosenberg, Nicolas Roeg, Michael Cimino, Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, Mike Hodges, Barbet Schroeder, Walter Hill, Tsui Hark, Jonas Åkerlund, Wong Kar-wai, Tony Scott, Robert Rodriguez and John Madden, as well as actors-turned-directors Sean Penn, Vincent Gallo and Steve Buscemi. Rourke also starred in the films which also stars popular actors including Kim Basinger, Jean Claude Van Damme, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Tupac Shakur, Bruce Willis, Benicio del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Robert De Niro and so on. Rourke worked with actor Christopher Walken 5 times. They starred together in the films ''Heaven's Gate'', ''Homeboy'', ''Man on Fire'', ''Domino'' and voice acting in video game ''True Crime: New York City'' (2005).

Christopher Walken stated to the Film Comment on August, 1992 that destiny to make Homeboy with Mickey Rourke:

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Other works

Mickey Rourke made his stage debut in a revival of Arthur Miller's ''A View From the Bridge''. Rourke also lent his voice to the video games ''Driv3r'' (2004) as Jericho and ''True Crime: New York City'' (2005) as Terrence "Terry" Higgins, which was the his fifth and last work with actor Christopher Walken. He also appeared in a Japanese TV commercial for Suntory Reserve (early 90s) and a commercial for Daihatsu and Lark (cigarette). More recently, in 2009, Rourke voiced the character of Dick Marcinko for the biographical video game ''Rogue Warrior'', which was released on December 1, 2009. Ironically, Rourke's portrayal of Marcinko was a source of humorous praise from a few critics (although many others criticized Rourke's role to the same degree that they did every other aspect of the game).

Rourke starred in a music video, "Hero." He played a gangster in this Enrique Iglesias music video. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt also made an appearance in this clip. Rourke also provided the mid-song rap on the David Bowie song "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" on his album ''Never Let Me Down'' (1987).

References

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Name	Freida Pinto
Birth name	Freida Selena Pinto
Birth date	October 18, 1984
Occupation	Actress, model
Birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Yearsactive	2006–present
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Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress and model best known for her portrayal of Latika in the 2008 Academy Award winning film ''Slumdog Millionaire'', for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. After the success of the film she went on to star in the films such as ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'', ''Miral''—in which she played the title character—and the box-office hit ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''.

Early life

Pinto was born into a Mangalorean Catholic family in Mumbai, which she still refers to as Bombay out of habit. Her surname is of Portuguese origin as the result of her ancestors' conversion to Catholicism by missionaries. Her mother, Sylvia, is the principal of St. John's Universal High School (Goregaon), and her father, Frederick, is a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. She has an elder sister, Sharon, who is an associate producer for the NDTV news channel. Pinto dreamed of becoming an actress since she was five years old. When Freida was ten, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994, which turned out to be a defining point in Freida's life. She studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad, Mumbai and completed a degree in arts with a major in English Literature, and minors in Psychology and Economics, from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She had also acted in plays and amateur theatre while attending St. Xavier's. She later joined Elite Model Management and modelled for two and a half years.

Acting career

Before starring in ''Slumdog Millionaire'', Pinto anchored the international travel show, ''Full Circle'', on Zee International Asia Pacific in English between 2006–08. Pinto was also featured in several television and print advertisements for products such as Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Škoda, Vodafone India, Airtel, and DeBeers. Pinto modelled for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers. She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by theatre director Barry John. After six months of auditions, she received a call to audition for ''Slumdog Millionaire''. Pinto auditioned for Danny Boyle and was short-listed and finally selected to star in ''Slumdog Millionaire''.

Pinto made her feature film debut in 2008 in ''Slumdog Millionaire'' playing the role of Latika, the girl with whom Jamal (Dev Patel) is in love. At the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie won the Cadillac People's Choice Award. At the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, the movie won four awards. Pinto herself was nominated for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" at the 2009 BAFTA Awards, She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside other cast members from ''Slumdog Millionaire''.

Pinto co-starred in Woody Allen's comedy-drama film ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'', with Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Anupam Kher and Naomi Watts, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Pinto appeared in the 2011 science fiction film ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' series, opposite James Franco. She played Caroline, a primatologist, in the film. She also appeared in the 2011 fantasy-action-drama film, ''Immortals'', in which she played the oracle priestess Phaedra. Also in 2011, she played Princess Lallah in the 1930s set ''Black Gold''.

Other work

Pinto has joined Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf to support their philanthropic organisation "Agassi Foundation". She is the only Indian actress to have participated in their annual fund raiser titled, "The 15th Grand Slam for Children", that aims at raising funds for education of underprivileged children.

Personal life

Pinto was engaged to her former publicist Rohan Antao, before calling it off in January 2009. She lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, ''Slumdog Millionaire'' co-star Dev Patel.

Popular reception

Pinto is featured in ''People'' magazine's "Most Beautiful People List", and "List of World's Best Dressed Women". She was also featured in the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" poll conducted by Askmen.com in 2010. According to ''The Daily Telegraph'', she is currently the highest paid Indian actress (she is not considered a Bollywood star as she never appeared in a Bollywood film). She has also been listed in the top ten list of the fashion magazine ''Vogue'''s 2009 annual list of the most stylish women. On 13 May 2009, Pinto became a new spokesmodel for ''L'Oréal''. ''People'' named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.

Filmography

+ Movies
! Year	! Film	! Role	Notes and Awards
2008	''Slumdog Millionaire''	Latika	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PicturePalm Springs International Film Festival – Breakthrough Performance Award Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated – Black Reel Awards of 2008 – Black Reel Awards of 2008#Best Ensemble
	''[[You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger''	Dia
''Miral''	Miral
	''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''	Caroline
	Trishna
	Princess Leyla

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